Extension:Send2Friend

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Send2Friend

Release status: unmaintained

Implementation Tag
Description Allows users to send an email notification to a friend via a form.
Author(s) Information Architects
Last version 1.0
MediaWiki 1.10.x - 1.16.x only
License GPL
Download send2friend-1.0.zip
Check usage and version matrix

The Send2Friend extension allows wikimasters to add a "Send to Friend" form to their wiki. This can be done on a per-article basis (Magic Words), or site wide (PHP inclusion).

What does it do exactly? [edit]

Send2Friend produces a basic form which sends a pre-scripted email notification to a recipient, asking them to visit the article from which the form was submitted. The form checks if the user is logged in; If so, the form displays two fields:

  • Friend's Name
  • Friend's Email

If the user is not logged in, it displays the following:

  • Your Email
  • Friend's Name
  • Friend's Email

After submitting the form, the user is taken to a special page which shows a confirmation message, and then redirected back to the article they were viewing.

Usage [edit]

Send2Friend supports two types of usage:

Magic Words [edit]

Article authors can include a copy of the form anywhere in their article or template with the following tags:

<S2F></S2F>

Skin inclusion [edit]

If you would like to have the extension available across your whole website, simply put the following PHP code in the skins/<YourSkin>.php file, in the desired location:

<?php echo S2FForm::show(); ?>


Installation [edit]

1. Move the unzipped files to your extensions directory.

2. Place the following line of code in your LocalSettings.php file:

require_once($IP.'/extensions/send2friend.php');

That's it!

Contact [edit]

Please visit Information Architects if you have any questions.